Steelers 35, Cowboys 31: His Cowboys down 21-14, Roger Staubach finds tight end Jackie Smith in the middle of the end zone. The ball, however, bounces off Smith as he slips. He famously straightens his legs in a spasm of anguish and Dallas never catches the Steelers.

XXIII

Jan. 22, 1989

49ers 20, Bengals 16: Down 16-13 with 3:20 left, Joe Montana and the 49ers get the ball back at their 8. Eleven plays later, Montana throws a 10-yard dart to John Taylor for a TD, vanquishing the Bengals with :34 left.

XXIX

Jan. 29, 1995

49ers 49, Chargers 26: Steve Young, who had spent the previous half-dozen years enveloped by the shadow of the great Joe Montana, fires six touchdown passes. As time winds down, Young implores LB Gary Plummer to "take this monkey off my back!"

XXXIII

Jan. 31, 1999

Broncos 34, Falcons 19: John Elway closes out his legendary career by earning the game's MVP award.

XLI

Feb. 4, 2007

Colts 29, Bears 17: Rain. Rain. More rain. Peyton Manning sloshes through the downpour and wins the MVP in a game that pits the first two black head coaches in Super Bowl history.

XLIV

Feb. 7, 2010

Saints 31, Colts 17: With 3:24 left and the Colts down 24-17, Peyton Manning faces third down at the Saints' 31. Looking for Reggie Wayne, Manning is intercepted by Tracy Porter, who goes 74 yards for the clinching TD.